Method and machine for textile printing



March 10,1936. B, c. MOFFATT METHOD AND MACHINE FOR TEXTILE PRINTING Filed Jan. 19, 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet l OJ C o w lnvcnlor 9 By V flllomey March 10, 1936. c MQFFATT 2,033,641

AND FRI NG Filed Jan. 19, 1934 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 March 1936- B. c. MOFFATT METHOD AND MACHINE FOR-V TE XTILE PRINTING 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Jan. 19, 1954 Patented Mar. It), 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE METHOD AND MACHINEHFOR TEXTILE PRINTING Beniamin Champiin Mbnm, m mu, 5. e., asf signer to Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, Rock Hill, S. 0.

Application January 19, 1934, SeriaiNo. 707,413

9 Claims,

Another important object of the present vention is to provide improvements in a-conventional fabric printing .machine for printing two I 3 the gray cloth A is trained and dried, after 1 strands of fabric simultaneously with the least possible number of modifications of the conventional. machine.

These and various other important objects and advanta'gesof the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

the drawings:-- I Figure 1 represents a diagrammatic view disclosing the travel of the two cloth strands and their corresponding gray cloth over the various tension bars, rollers and drying elements. I Figure 2 represents a fragmentary side elevational view of the apparatus, showing the printing. machine in 'the act of printing two strands simultaneously.

Figure 3 represents a vertical sectional view fragmentarily showing the drying-cans for the rear strand gray cloth and the pit through which this cloth and also its corresponding printed strand travels.

. stantially'on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 represents diagrammatic views showing the'line of travel for each of the printed 5' strands over the drying cans. J

als designate like parts, it can be seen in Figure 1 that numeral 5 generally refers to the conventional printing machine which includes the 40 well as the rearward printing rollers 8. Numeral 9 represents the usual endless rubber blanket Figure 4 represents a sectional view taken sub- Referring to the drawings wherein like'numer- I drum 6 and the forward printing rollers I, as

mental strand .3, while a roll is provided adjacent the roll I I for the gray cloth B which is complementaryto the strand B.

At'the rear of the machine is the usual roll IS. on which the gray cloth B is wound after the 5 same passes over the vertical arrangement of gray cloth drying cans |1.-

Atthe front of the machine is the supplemental vertical arrangement of cans it over which which it passes to the winding roll l9.

Above the printing machine 5, and perhaps on the floor above the printing room, is located the usual drying cans C, C and C as well as the drying cans D, D, and D 15 In connection with the conventional machine, all six of these cans are utilized for the single strand being printed, but in connection with the present invention, these cans are divided so that the top row takes the printed strand A, while the lower row takes the other strand B. I

In order to obtain the maximum drying surface of the drying cans or cylinders last mentioned, the strand A passes over the first can 0' and over and almost entirely around the second can C, where it is trained over and backwardly by way of the small rollers 20 to engage against the first can C. A substantial surface of the can C is engaged and the strand moves rearwardly by being trained over the small roller 2|. The strand then passesunder all of the cans, as shown in Figure 1. This last mentioned flight of the strand A is trained backwardly over the small roller 22 and then passes backwardly over the last can C and from there to the usual folding machine (not shown). 7

The strand B passes upwardly over the can D and under the smaller can D from where it J passesupwardly over the can D and then forwardly to the small roller 23 from where it 'extends rearwardly to the small roller 24. From the small vroller 24, it extends forwardly and over and almost entirely around the can I) where it is directed upwardly by the small roller 25 and after passing over the small roller 26 adjacent the strand A, it moves toward the folding machine (notshown).

Thus it can be seen that as much of the heat- I ing surfaces of thedrums or cans is utilized in passes from the roll it and with its gray cloth latter being supported the post ll. 1

. the attendant and as B goes between thegray cloth A and the drum 6 of the machine I, with both the forward and rearward groups of printing rollers 1 and l hearing against the same, but with only the forward printing roller I actingagainst the same, as the strand A, passes between the rear printing rollers 8 and the aforementioned strand B and takes printing from only the rear rollers l and passes outof the machine at the bottom thereof between the forward and rearward groups of printing rollers. From there, the strand A and its gray cloth A pass into a floor pit 28 and are directed horizontally by the rollers 28-", respectively A suitable flooring or platform II is disposed ver this pit and serves to pro t the webs travelling thereunder and through the pit so that the attendants location will be available as well as supporting area for the cans ll.

Adjacent the cans is which are supported upon bracketsil carried by posts 32, the gray cloth A' goes upwardly through an opening-II in the platform III to engage with the uppermost can It and zig-zagging back and forth over these cans, the same departs at the lowermost can to pass under the small roller 34 and wind on" the roll I, the by a bracket 3! carried by The strand A continues forwardly beyond the outlet of the gray cloth A and leaves through an opening 31 in the'forwardmpst end of the platform 30, and extends upwardly over the small roller 3| in its travelto thefirst drying can C. Thus itcan be seen that the apparatus in front of theprintingm hine will not interfere with v matter of fact, the attend? ant in front of the machine may be available for camp! the cans l8 and the winding roll ll.

Figure 2 shows more clearly how the strand A is paid from the roll I! and asia clearly shown "in Figure 2, this strand A, as well as its gray cloth A, is trained over tension bars I! and ll, respectively, and over small rollers 4| in their travel toward the machine 5. These tension bars 30- are supported by suitable uprights 42 and suitable double brackets 43 on these uprights l2 support the rolls lland l3 and in a like manner the ing through the webs A and B, as they are being additional rolls l4 and II are supported. I It will thus be seen that with my improvementsaseparate gray cloth is'provided for each of the two webs to be printedso that the usual endless blanket, such-as indicated by the numeral 9, in l 'ig. 1, is protected since the two gray cloths A and B", take up the surplus color impression passprinted upon and thus afford protection for the said endless blanket, which is an item of considerable importance. The arrangement and 10- f cation of the flooring or platform ll, over the pit 28, which latter provides the path of travel of theweb a, and its associated gray cloth, also serves to protect the travelling webs that are first deflected from the printing machine and at the same time enables the operator to take his usual position at the front ofathe machine'where he maintains close inspection ,over the work of the machine andreplenishtheeolor troughswith' color, which latter is required quite frequently..

ing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is: i

1. A structure for use in conjunction with mul- I tiple web textile printing machinery comprising in combination, a floor pit, a web protecting platform disposed over the said pit, said platform having a slot therein at one end thereof for receiving a printed strand and a gray back, a series of gray back drying cans and a winding gray back roll therefor mounted over the opposite end portion of the platform, said platform being provided with a printed strand outlet slot at the last mentioned end of the platform, and said platform at its intermediate portion being provided with, an outlet slot through which the gray back can be trained to the cans and winding mll.

2. Multiple web printing apparatus comprising an impression cylinder and separate sets of printing rolls cooperating with opposite portions of the periphery thereof, supporting racks locatedat substantially floor level for removably and rotatively supporting two sets of rolls, each set consisting of a roged web to be printed upon and a roll of gray cloth, separate guiding means located above. the racks for training the said webs to be printed andtheir associated gray cloths, all in spaced relation to a common point adjacent the impression cylinder and for assembling the same in superposed relation and directing them between the suriace of the impression cylinder and the first set of printing rolls, with the outermost web in" impression receiving relation with said last named rolls, means for downwardly deflecting the said printed web and its associated gray cloth immediately they have passedthe said printing rolls, means for causing the other web and its associated gray cloth to continue its travel with the cylinder past and into contact with the succeeding set of printing rolls, a protective floor each printed web upward thereto and for train-' v ing one web partially about the peripheries of one set of said cans and the other web partially about the peripheries of the other set of cans.

3. Multiple web printing apparatus forsimultaneously printing upon a plurality of fabric webs, comprising a printing machine including an impression cylinder and separate sets of printing rolls grouped about the surface thereof, racks for removably and rotatably supporting aplurality of sets of rolls, each set consisting of a roll of fabric to be printed'and an associated roll of socalled gray cloth, said racks being arranged to support the rolls adjacent the floor level and at the rear of the printing machine, means for training the webs fronrthe several sets of mils in separate pairs upwardly and then ,forwardly toward the impression cylinder, means for assembling and superimposing all the webs of the sets at a point adjacent the surface of theplmpression cylinder and the first set of print rolls, means for causing the superposed webs; travel with the cylinder, means for downwardly deflecting the outermost printed web and its associated gray cloth after theyhave passed the first set of printing rolls and for causing the other web and its associated gray cloth to travel with the cylinder past the second set of printing rolls, a web protecting flooring in front of the printing ma- .chine also providing an operator's station, means taneously printing upon a plurality of fabric webs,comprising a. printing machine including an impression cylinder and separate groups of printing rolls associated with the periphery thereof, separate racks for removably and rotatably supporting a plurality "of sets of rolls, each set consisting of a rolled web of fabric to be printed and an associated rolled web of gray cloth, .said racks being arranged to removably support the rolls adjacent the floor level of and at the rear of the printing machine, means for training the separate sets of webs from their rolls upward and then forward toward the impression cylinder of the printing machine and for maintaining them in spaced relation while being so trained, means for superimposing'all the webs and for causing them to pass between the cylinder and the first group of printing rolls to print upon one of the webs, means for separating and downwardly deflecting the printed web and its associated gray cloth, a web protecting flooring at the front of the printing machine providing a workma'ns station, means for training the printed web and itsgray cloth longitudinally beneath the platform d then upwardly and forwardly in a travel pat above the said flooring, means for training the other printed web'and its associated gray cloth upward from the printing machine, and means for separating the gray cloth from the -printed web and for training it rearwardly to a take-up roll.

5. Multiple strand printingapparatus for simultaneously printing upon a plurality of fabric webs, comprising a printing machine including a drum and associated forward and rearward groups of printing rollers, pairs ofracks adjacent the fioor level of the machine for removably and rotatably supporting a pair of fabric roll strands and a pair of complementary gray cloth roll's, means for directing the said fabric strands and gray cloth strands in alternate pairs upwardly from their roll racks and forwardly into and through the printing machine so that one group of printing rollers will print upon one strand and the other group will print upon the other strand, a web protecting platform at the front of the machine, means for directing the first printed strand and its associated gray cloth from the printing drum to and beneath the flooring, a .gray cloth winding roll adjacent the end of the flooring upon which one of the gray cloths may be wound, means for training its associated printed strand upwardly from and then forwardly above the flooring, means for training the other printed strand upwardly, two separate superposed sets of drying cans located above the printing machine, means for training one printed strand around the periphery of and longitudinally across one set of said cans and for'training the other printed strand around the periphery of and longitudinally across the other set of cans and for delivering the strands separately from the dry ing cans.

6. The construction and arrangement of elements specified in claim 5, and including a vertical series of drying cans located adjacent the end.

of the fiooring and about which one of the gray cloths is trained and dried before it is wound about its winding roll.

7. Multiple web printing apparatus comprising an impression cylinder and separate sets of printing rolls cooperating with opposite peripheral portions thereof, separate pairs of supporting racks located at substantially fioor'level in rear of the impression cylinder for removably supporting two sets ofrolls, each et consisting of a rolled webto be printed uponand a roll of gray cloth, separate guiding rollers located above each rack for training the said webs to be printed upon and their associated gray cloths in spaced relation to a common point adjacent the impression cylinder and for there assembling and directing them in superposed relation between the surface of the impression cylinder and the first encountcred set of printigeg rolls with the outermost web in impression re 'iving relation with said lastnamed rolls, means for downwardly deflecting the said printed web and its associated gray cloth from said rolls to a point at substantially the floor levelof the machine and for guiding them forward, means for causing the other web and its associated gray cloth to travel withthe impression cylinder and in cooperative printing relation with the succeeding set of printing rolls, two separate superposed sets-of drying cans located above the impression cylinder, and means for directing each printed web upward thereto and for training the web first printed partially about the pe ripheries of the upper set of drying cans and for training the other printed web partially about the peripheries of the lower set of drying cans. 8. The construction and arrangement of elements specified in claim 7, and including a takeup roll mounting for each gray cloth, one located in front of and spaced from the printing machine, and the other located at the rear of the machine beyond the brackets for the web and gray-cloth supporting rolls.

9. Multiple web printing apparatus comprising a printing machine including an impression cylinder and separate sets of printing rolls cooperating with opposite peripheral portions thereof, two separate pairs ofroll-supporting racks located at substantially floor level'in rear of the machine for removably supporting two separate sets of rolls, each set consisting of a rolled web to be printed upon and a roll of gray cloth, means for' guiding and training. the two sets of webs upwardly fromv their respective roll racks and then forwardly and assembling them in superposed relation between the surface of the impression cylinder and one set of printing rolls, means for downwardly deflecting the said printed web and its associated gray cloth out of the machine and for training them forwardly at substantially floor level, means for causing the other web and its associated gray cloth to continue their travel with the cylinder in cooperative printing relation with printed will be backed by I. separate and renewthe succeeding set of printing rolls, a separate able gray-cloth during the travel of the two sets re-wind1ng roll rack for each gray-clothroll one of webs thro h the printing machine, and I located in front and the other in the rear of the protwtive flooring overlying the raid forwardly printing machine, the construction end arrangetrained web first p ted upon.-

ment or parts being such that each web to be BENJ CHAMPLIN MOI'TA'I'I. 

